unit 2 fit for life
reading 2
teaching aims:
after this class, the students will be able to:
一、consolidate the gist of the article;
二、learn some phrases such as focus on, open up, take place, etc;
三、learn some words such as trial, thin(vt), note, etc.
teaching procedures:
step 1 consolidation
fill in the blanks with correct the words.
step 2 useful phrases
focus on, open up, take place, save one’s life, be made from, in powder form, carry out a study, be considered to be, manage to do, due to, dream come true, heart attack.
step 3 difficult language points
words: trial, thin(vt), risk, note, application, mass
sentence structure:
1. however, it was not until world war ii that two other scientists managed to use new chemical techniques to purify it.
2. it was over a decade before someone else turned penicillin into the great drug of the 20th century.
step 4 group discussion
let students discuss with partners about making up a story with the words and phrase we have just learned.
step5 presentation
ask students to present their story in front of the class.
step6 homework
